Description

SP41NE KIRTLINGTON OXFORD CANAL
(West side)

8/74 Flights Hill
22/05/73 (Formerly listed as Flights
Mill (including Millers
House)

GV II

Mill and millhouse, now house. C18, possibly partly earlier, converted C20.
Coursed limestone rubble with wooden lintels; Stonesfield-slate roof with
rebuilt brick stacks. T-plan house with attached mill. 2 storeys plus attics.
2-window front of house has the doorway to right of centre between large sashes,
6 panes wide, and has 12-pane sashes at first floor, all with chamfered lintels.
Mill extending to left appears largely rebuilt, with C20 casements and the
present main entrance, but incorporates a carved stone head. Roof has stacks
flanking each section plus gabled C20 dormers. Datestone on house gable noted as
inscribed 1799. Single-storey bay to right. Rear and rear wing have further old
casements and sashes. Mill race passes beneath segmental arches; here is
visible a cast-iron and wood wheel, with paddles missing.

Listing NGR: SP4875919465

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26298670

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)